41st meridian west explained

The meridian 41° west of Greenwich is a line of longitude that extends from the North Pole across the Arctic Ocean, Greenland, the Atlantic Ocean, South America, the Southern Ocean, and Antarctica to the South Pole.

The 41st meridian west forms a great circle with the 139th meridian east.

From Pole to Pole

Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 41st meridian west passes through:

Co-ordinatesCountry, territory or seaNotes
Arctic Ocean
Lincoln Sea
De Long Fjord
Nansen Land
J.P. Koch Fjord
Freuchen Land
Odinland
Atlantic Ocean
Ceará
Piauí — from
Pernambuco — from
Bahia — from
Minas Gerais — from
Espírito Santo — from
Minas Gerais — for about 18 km from
Espírito Santo — from
Minas Gerais — from
Espírito Santo — from
Rio de Janeiro — from
Atlantic OceanPassing close to the coast of Brazil, east of São João da Barra
Rio de Janeiro
Atlantic Ocean
Southern Ocean
AntarcticaClaimed by both (Argentine Antarctica)
and (British Antarctic Territory)

See also